Maynooth Music Lunchtime Concert Micheál Ó Raghallaigh concertina

One of the greatest exponents of traditional Irish concertina playing, Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh, performed at our Lunchtime Concert on 10 February, accompanied by Ryan Molloy.
Audio/video engineer: Joseph Potter

[@kevinforde2555]

Piano man is brilliant

[@dominiquemanchon9914]

Outstanding!

[@micheal2733]

_Class act...Mícheál & Noel Hill....My favourite concertina players in all the world. Ceol mo chroí. Go hiontach ar fad_

[@ThumbAndFingers]

I’m a huge fan of Micheal’ playing but should also note that Ryan’ piano playing is so tasteful, it hepls concertina to paint the picture perfectly

[@cellokenno]

I’m very happy to have stumbled across this concert. Michael sounds better than ever!

[@hanisoomi]

Masterpiece!

[@saranomaolagain9629]

Come to Dundalk

[@fionnanmcivor7262]

Lovely 👏

[@benedictgagliardi7045]

I'm falling in love with Micheál's playing all over again! Does anyone know the second tune he plays at the baritone starting at 34:41?

[@tiarnansmyth2595]

Furnill’s Frolic, it’s from the Joyce Collection. Peter Carberry and Padraig McGovern recorded that set on their ‘Forgotten Gems’ album.

[@PrayforEIRE]

Wonderful! ☘️

[@estherdouglas5132]

What quality!! ++++++
I'd love to know the name of the reel after Dinny 'O Brien.....please??

[@tonyorourke1459]

Farewell to Connaught

[@reddyandre]

Both such great tunes!

[@augustoferraiuolo7524]

bravi!

[@hanisoomi]

😍

[@simonidmat9092]

"38:01" Lovely !

[@aaronspahn6422]

Who is the maker of the concertina he is playing?

[@romanpekar7058]

I believe he plays Suttner concertina on this one

[@FluteDJ]

I'd love to know the name of the reel after The maid in the cherry tree.....Thanks.

[@FluteDJ]

on vient de me dire que c'est "BOIL THE BREAKFAST EARLY "

[@lmtt123]

I hate piano accompaniment for Traditional Irish music but even more when the accompanist doesn't know the tunes or associated keys and chords

[@katiescollection6707]

Considering Ryan Molloy's first instrument was fiddle and he was a student of Brid Harper, I'm pretty sure he knows the tunes, although I can understand why his accompaniment style might not be for purists.

[@eamonnmorris5331]

As an Irishman and a lifetime musician I think I understand your first eight words, though 'hate' is too strong a word, and the overall sentiment is puerile. Your critique of the accompanist, on the other hand, is just misinformed and dead wrong!

[@conanmcdonnell7390]

I think you'd be better off taking those cloth ears back to the shop and exchanging them for real ones. Do you really think a player of Mícheál's calibre would collaborate with someone who didn't know the appropriate chords or tunes? Ryan is a top, top musician.

[@dominiquemanchon9914]

Piano accompaniment by Ryan Molloy is a true discovery, and I really love it. The harmonies and counter-melodies he finds are not always the most obvious one would use at first try, that is precisely what makes his style priceless. Piano in irish music has its own history yet to be told (let me mention Charlie Lennon, Micheal O Suilleabhain, Brid Cranitch, and also Violet Tulloch further north-east in the Shetlands), and certainly a bright future.